One Reason To Succeed - Our Parents

Papa and Mama - where would we be without them? They are the very means by which we came into existence. Mama with her warm bosom to nourish us in infancy and Papa to act as our inexhaustible reserve of everything we need.

In our childhood, everything we do is geared towards pleasing Papa and Mama. We know they reward us with treats for being nice but in truth, it's the discipline for being naughty we try to avoid. Everybody loves Mama because she tends to be the first to praise our efforts, no matter how little they are. She is also the one to advocate our case when we are naughty and Papa wishes to mete out the required punishment. However, Mama's wrath when kindled, can indeed be very great. Even Papa knows not to plead our case when this happens.

Papa and Mama are our very first heroes; they shield us from the realities of the harsh world until adulthood. Sometimes, even past that. They provide for us materially, psychologically and spiritually. They make sacrifices, most of which are not obvious,  to give us the best. Nothing but the very best. And they do all this without expecting anything in return.

We can be heroes ourselves someday, by emulating these great models and keeping them in our hearts as #onereasontosucceed .